engender

Example Sentences

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At the same time, she said, women are afraid to speak out publicly for fear of losing sponsors or engendering a social-media backlash.

From Washington Times

Nobody ever seemed to consider that enabling the right wing to become more and more extreme over the course of many years might engender a backlash of its own.

From Salon

And it may well be engendering a burst of financial instability that could spill into the larger economy in the form of rising unemployment.

From New York Times

Giving credibility to any act that violates our right to equal citizenship legitimizes congressional interference and engenders a benign acceptance.

From Washington Post

Multiple recent downgrades of banks, including First Republic, by ratings agencies like Moody’s have engendered fear among investors and depositors.

From New York Times